"testa" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɛs.ta/ Forms: teste [plural], testìna [diminutive], testolìna [diminutive], testicciòla [diminutive, uncommon, usually], testicciuòla [diminutive, literary, uncommon, usually], testóna [augmentative], testóne [augmentative, masculine], testàccia [pejorative], testùccia [derogatory]
Rhymes: -ɛsta Etymology: From Latin testa. The semantic development is earthen pot → skull → head. Etymology templates: {{inh|it|la|testa}} Latin testa Head templates: {{it-noun|f|aug=testóna,testóne<g:m><q:with specialized meanings>|derog=testùccia|dim=testìna,testolìna,testicciòla<q:uncommon, usually of butchered animals>,testicciuòla<q:literary, uncommon, usually of butchered animals>|pej=testàccia}} testa f (plural teste, diminutive testìna or testolìna or (uncommon, usually of butchered animals) testicciòla or (literary, uncommon, usually of butchered animals) testicciuòla, augmentative testóna or (with specialized meanings) testóne m, pejorative testàccia, derogatory testùccia)
  1. (anatomy) head Tags: feminine Synonyms (part of the body): capo
    Sense id: en-testa-it-noun-ny5tM6Nx Categories (other): Anatomy, Anatomy Disambiguation of Anatomy: 64 2 28 1 3 2 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'part of the body': 67 0 33 0
  2. (numismatics) obverse (of a coin) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-testa-it-noun-WvLUwcDt Categories (other): Currency, Italian links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of Italian links with redundant wikilinks: 26 36 18 21 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, numismatics
  3. (anatomy) head (of a bone) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-testa-it-noun-T1~hwJOO Categories (other): Skeleton Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  4. (rail transport, singular only, uncountable) head (of a train), the first car(s) Tags: feminine, singular, singular-only, uncountable
    Sense id: en-testa-it-noun-1DB32rUF Categories (other): Italian singularia tantum, Rail transportation Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Verb

IPA: /ˈtɛs.ta/
Rhymes: -ɛsta Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|it|verb form}} testa
  1. inflection of testare:
    third-person singular present indicative
    Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: testare
    Sense id: en-testa-it-verb-CGqouXRL Categories (other): Pages with 18 entries, Pages with entries, Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 18 entries: 0 0 1 3 7 1 8 1 8 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 8 1 1 1 1 2 8 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 4 3 1 1 0 8 1 1 1 0 0 1 8 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 0 3 8 0 9 1 9 2 3 0 0 0 0 4 9 1 0 2 0 1 9 1 0 0 3 0 2 2 4 3 0 0 0 9 1 0 1 0 0 2 9 1 Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 18 13 8 10 42 10
  2. inflection of testare:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: testare
    Sense id: en-testa-it-verb-vSpEqLkc
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "a testa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "fuori di testa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "mal di testa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "montarsi la testa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "testa a testa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "testa calda"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "testa d'uovo"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "testa di cazzo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "testa di ponte"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "testa di rapa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "testa di serie"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "testa dura"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "testa matta"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "testa o croce"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "testacoda"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "testata"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "testiera"
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        "of butchered animals"
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        "usually"
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        "masculine"
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      "form": "testàccia",
      "tags": [
        "pejorative"
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  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "medicine",
        "sciences"
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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          "_dis": "26 36 18 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Italian links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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        "obverse (of a coin)"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(numismatics) obverse (of a coin)"
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "topics": [
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "numismatics"
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    },
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        "feminine"
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        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
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          "word": "coda"
        }
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Italian singularia tantum",
          "parents": [],
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          "name": "Rail transportation",
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              26,
              30
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              26
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          "english": "The first class is at the head of the train",
          "text": "La prima classe è in testa al treno",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "head (of a train), the first car(s)"
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          "rail transport",
          "rail transport"
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        [
          "head",
          "head"
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          "car(s)",
          "car"
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      ],
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        "(rail transport, singular only, uncountable) head (of a train), the first car(s)"
      ],
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        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "singular-only",
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "rail-transport",
        "railways",
        "transport"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈtɛs.ta/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛsta"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
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  ],
  "word": "testa"
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      "word": "mal di testa"
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      "word": "montarsi la testa"
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      "word": "testa calda"
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      "word": "testa d'uovo"
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      "word": "testa di ponte"
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      "word": "testa di rapa"
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      "word": "testa di serie"
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        "pejorative"
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          "english": "The first class is at the head of the train",
          "text": "La prima classe è in testa al treno",
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        "head (of a train), the first car(s)"
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          "head",
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        "(rail transport, singular only, uncountable) head (of a train), the first car(s)"
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        "feminine",
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    {
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    }
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    {
      "sense": "part of the body",
      "word": "capo"
    }
  ],
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  ],
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}

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      ],
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        "inflection of testare:",
        "third-person singular present indicative"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɛs.ta/"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɛsta"
    }
  ],
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}

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